Security - April 2019
Hilo hospital adopts airport-style security measures
A man attacked four employees last month
4/29/2019
South Carolina hospitals reviewing security after two shootings
South Carolina Hospital Association hosted a webinar about violence in healthcare settings
4/25/2019
Tennessee hospital boost security following shooting
The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg is adding armed guards
4/25/2019
Veteran shoots, kills himself in Texas VA waiting room
Less than a week before, two veterans from Georgia killed themselves in separate incidents outside VA hospitals
4/24/2019
SC laws under scrutiny after two hospital shootings in two days
Current laws do little to deter patients from lashing out at healthcare workers and should be reformed
4/22/2019
SC hospital shootings highlight violence in healthcare facilities
Advocates say the culture tells employees danger is 'just part of a job'
4/22/2019
Security tightening at hospitals
Some facilities have moved to increase security due to local and even internal incidents
4/22/2019
Healthcare facility staffers have had enough of workplace violence
Groups representing doctors and nurses calling for changes
4/18/2019
Automated doors can provide both access and security to healthcare facilities
Different types of entrances present their own challenges
4/15/2019
Visitor's bag may have contained gun Naples hospital patient used to kill himself
The hospital is considering policy changes after the incident
4/11/2019
Hospital security staff strikes
Security staff at Southampton General Hospital's emergency department stages 24-hour strike in a dispute over safety, pay and sick leave conditions
4/10/2019
Wyoming healthcare facility planning security upgrades after active shooter incident
Casper hospital to get cameras, doors and guards
4/9/2019
Suit alleges women were secretly recorded in Calif. hospital
The hospital says the recordings were part of an investigation into drug theft
4/5/2019
Managing violence in healthcare facilities
The first step to address workplace violence is knowing the provisions of state law
4/4/2019
